Call to resolve Irish-only row

A CALL was made yesterday for renewed efforts to resolve the long-running row arising from the Irish-only policy at a 470-pupil school in Dingle, Co Kerry.

The Concerned Parents of Corca Dhuibhne group, which is demanding a bilingual teaching system in the school, claimed Education Minister Mary Hanafin was “standing idly by” while pupils wishing to be taught through English continued to be disadvantaged.

The group also claimed children intending to start their second-level education in Pobalscoil Corca Dhuibhne next September were being left in the lurch by the minister.